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The device_maps file contains access control information about each physical device. Each device is represented by a one line entry of the form:
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device-name : device-type : device-list :
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where
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device-name
- This is an arbitrary ASCII string naming the physical device. This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable characters.
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device-type
- This is an arbitrary ASCII string naming the generic device type. This field identifies and groups together devices of like type. This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable
characters.
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device-list
- This is a list of the device special files associated with the physical device. This field contains valid device special file path names separated by white space.
The device_maps file is an ASCII file that resides in the /etc/security directory.
Lines in device_maps can end with a `\' to continue an entry on the next line.
Comments may also be included. A `#' makes a comment of all further text until the next NEWLINE not immediately preceded by a `\'.
Leading and trailing blanks are allowed in any of the fields.
The device_maps file must be created by the system administrator bef\ore device allocation is enabled.
This file is owned by root, with a group of sys, and a mode of 0644.
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